Word: vvaw
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...former U.S. Marine--now a paraplegic as the result of Vietnam injuries; a member of the VVAW; author of Born on the Fourth of July...
...Vietnam Veterans Against the War (VVAW) express opposition in a major demonstration in Washington...
...early 1971, the Vietnam Veterans Against the War began its Winter Soldier Investigations, an inquiry into American war crimes in Indochina. A VVAW panel took testimony from nearly 100 veterans of the U.S. war effort, and compiled an impressive record of military disregard for life and the rules...
Perdue's tour in the Marines led him to become increasingly involved in minority rights in the armed forces. He served as VVAW coordinator for 900 members in metropolitan Fort Lauderdale, Fla, from July 1971 through August...
Perdue resigned from the VVAW after the acquittal but he strongly denied any connection with the trial or the group's objective. "It's just that certain tactics die out after a while and you have to go to different kinds. Protesting in the street won't work anymore. There has to be more educating and lobbying," he said...